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Opening an email from Australia Post has had 3 clients in 3 days lose ALL their data to the CRYPTOLOCKER virus

  • February 15, 2020
  • IT Guy
  • Hints and Tips
* WARNING * CRYPTOLOCKER Virus in Australia Post Emails Update: 5th Feb 2016 Today we have heard of three more cases of people and businesses in the Perth area being targeted and having their computers, servers and any attached backup drives...
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Weknow.ac – How to remove Weknow.ac Computer Virus from a Mac

  • April 22, 2019
  • IT Guy
  • Hints and Tips
The most difficult Apple Mac OS virus we have ever come across ….. Weknow.Ac Weknow.ac resisted all Anti-Virus and Malware removers but was eventually removed after many, many attempts and hours of research, trial and error. How do I know...
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How to update Windows Operating Systems

  • May 17, 2017
  • IT Guy
  • Hints and Tips
To prevent your computer or laptop from virus attacks, it is essential that your keep your Microsoft Windows OS (Operating System) …. up-to-date. We show you how. Step 1 – Determine which Windows Version you have? What Windows Operating...
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How to reduce the amount of e-mail SPAM you receive

  • December 22, 2016
  • IT Guy
  • Hints and Tips
10 ways to reduce e-mail SPAM. Everyone hates e-mail SPAM, but if you use e-mail (as we all do), SPAM-EMAILS are a fact of life. 1 or 2 spam emails a day are to be expected, but if the majority...
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CRYPTOLOCKER virus still going strong. 3 more clients infected today?

  • August 28, 2015
  • IT Guy
  • Hints and Tips
  • 1
CRYPTOLOCKER Virus still a threat and very active. Please beware It is no laughing matter but it appears that CRYPTOLOCKER Virus’s are like buses, you don’t hear of any for a while and then 3 come along at the same...
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How to avoid Computer Viruses – Stop using Bing

  • July 19, 2015
  • IT Guy
  • Hints and Tips
If you use Microsoft Bing as your Search Engine you are more likely to become infected with Adobe Reader Computer Viruses The IT Guys (WA) remove a lot of computer viruses on behalf of our clients who are mostly new...
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Mackeeper is malware – Uninstall it immediately

  • March 9, 2015
  • IT Guy
  • Hints and Tips
Do not install MacKeeper When we get a Mac through the door with hard to define problems….. we check to see if it has Mackeeper installed. Is your Mac running slow, Does you Mac crash? If you have a...
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How can I tell if my computer has a virus?

  • December 11, 2014
  • IT Guy
  • Hints and Tips
Telltale signs of an infected PC We have identified 21 TellTale signs that indicate your Computer or PC may have been infected with a Computer Virus If you answer YES to ANY of the following, stop using your Computer...
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Beware of unusual emails containing .xls or .pdf files

  • December 11, 2014
  • IT Guy
  • Hints and Tips
If you recently received any emails like the above from companies you don’t normally have dealings with and you opened the attachments (.exe .xls or .pdf) your computer is probably now infected with Malware (a Computer Virus) If you don’t recognize...
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Australian Federal Police virus scam

  • December 16, 2013
  • IT Guy
  • Hints and Tips
Please be aware of the following scam which has been around for some time but we have just seen again on a clients computer here in Perth. After a few minutes the following image takes over your PC or...
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Australian Federal Police virus scams

  • December 16, 2013
  • IT Guy
  • Hints and Tips
  • 1
There are now two AFP (Australian Federal Police) Viruses going around, Please beware.   1) AFP Traffic Infringement scam email (latest) The Australian Federal Police (AFP) is urgently warning the public of an email scam currently circulating throughout Australia...
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How to reset your search engine back to Google or Bing

  • November 22, 2013
  • IT Guy
  • Hints and Tips
  • 2
If your browser becomes infected with malware such as the “Snap.Do” or “dosearches” you will need to cleanup your search engine choices and defaults and set back to your preferred search engine such as Google or Bing. Here is...
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